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Eastern Time (GMT-5:00) | Lottery player wins $100,000 with 20 identical tickets Virginia Lottery: Lottery player wins $100,000 with 20 identical ticketsRating:N.C. man bets big on Pick 4 and reaps the rewards By Kate Northrop SKIPPERS, Va. — A North Carolina man played the Virginia Lottery and took a big leap by buying 20 identical lottery tickets. The result? He took home 20 top prizes totaling $100,000. James Swimpson of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, stopped at Love's Travel Stop in Skippers, Virginia, about a two-hour drive from home, and decided to play the Lottery's Pick 4 game. Whether it was pure instinct or a voice in his head, he must have had a good feeling about his numbers — he bought 20 identical tickets for the same drawing. Sure enough, those four lucky numbers, 1-4-4-1, were drawn on the night of Nov. 2, securing him the game's top prize of $5,000. As if beating the 1 in 10,000 odds of matching all four numbers in exact order wasn't sweet enough, holding 20 tickets with that same four-number combination brought his total winnings to $100,000. According to a press release, Swimpson remarked that he had used those same numbers "several years ago" and won a small prize with them, so he figured he would try them out again. As of now, the retiree has no immediate plans to use the winnings, but he said he will use the sum to pay off outstanding bills. Virginia Lottery players feeling as lucky as Swimpson can enter Pick 4 drawings for $1 a play. Daily drawings take place at 1:59 pm and 11:00 pm.  (Click to display full-size in gallery)
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wisconsin United States Member #49377 January 28, 2007 3934 Posts Offline | He knows what's going on ! Congrats | | |
Wisconsin United States Member #123286 February 17, 2012 4242 Posts Offline | Wow, Congrats to Mr. Swimpson!! Sometimes those gut feelings pay off BIG$$ time! | | |
HIALEAH United States Member #192226 September 14, 2018 8974 Posts Offline | Congrats!!  I am a magnet for divine abundance in the form of money, health and happiness! Sending love and light to all my beautiful souls.♥ | | |
United States Member #197033 March 28, 2019 662 Posts Offline | Wow, it's just like that other lady playing in Virginia https://www.lotterypost.com/news/325898 Congrats to James! ... Sooper dooper top seekrit winning numbers: 5 16 17 24 33 52 ... | | |
United States Member #160294 October 24, 2014 172 Posts Offline | That's what I'm talking about!!! Good job n congrats | | |
Wisconsin United States Member #123286 February 17, 2012 4242 Posts Offline | And like this couple who on BIG on the scratch off and caught $50,000 on Pick 4 wow!! Some people just know how to play!! | | |
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VA United States Member #54826 August 31, 2007 58367 Posts Offline | Great Story...Excellent Win!!! I'm next.... | | |
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Michigan United States Member #81738 October 28, 2009 80272 Posts Offline | Congrats James, enjoy your good fortune.  | | |
Simpsonville United States Member #163184 January 22, 2015 2402 Posts Offline | Congratulations...a true Thanksgiving present. I know I'm not alone wishing we could have the Midas touch and do the same thing! I've played $100 before getting greedy on Pick 4, same #. | | |
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North Carolina United States Member #59853 March 29, 2008 51170 Posts Offline | He had a good feeling about it and went for it...so good for him! I do that on a small scale with the scratch wins I'm getting here lately. You just have to go for it sometimes & hope it pays off! AND thank the Good Lord when it does!🐱 | | |
Simpsonville United States Member #163184 January 22, 2015 2402 Posts Offline | He had a good feeling about it and went for it...so good for him! I do that on a small scale with the scratch wins I'm getting here lately. You just have to go for it sometimes & hope it pays off! AND thank the Good Lord when it does!🐱 You are definitely in the right state and right frame of mind for that to happen. I can sometimes get a feeling for a slot machine and win, but get it together for the lottery. We're taking a three month (at least) hiatus from the casino. Caesars Southern Indiana does a great job keeping it clean and mandatory masks, but you never know. A few months ago this retired X 2 Respiratory Therapist sent a msg to their Gov about smokers and just last week said no more to that. They are the most non-compliant bunch smoking one after another with mask down of course! | | |
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New Jersey United States Member #17842 June 28, 2005 137852 Posts Offline |  Congrats to the Lucky Winner!
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North Carolina United States Member #163492 February 1, 2015 2746 Posts Online | Congrats sometimes you can't ignore those feelings GREAT JOB ! “You cannot solve a problem at the same level it was created" .......Albert Einstein Throw it against the wall and see if it sticks (every time I send a deal to the banker  ) "Wherever there is number, there is beauty." -- Proclus visit my blog Pick 4 pets 1917 , 1921, 5509 , 1970 | | |
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White Shores- California United States Member #136473 December 12, 2012 6495 Posts Offline | A roll of the dice, nothing less than - beautiful. * Voice of Reason * People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it- George Bernard Shaw. | | |
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